Iker Martínez de Lizarduy

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Class(es) 49er Weight 70 kg Height 1.73 m		Role Olympic athlete Name Iker de

Full name Iker Martinez de Lizarduy Lizarribar Born 16 June 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-06-16 ) Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country Olympic medals Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er, Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 49er Similar People Xabier Fernandez, Samantha Davies, Chris Draper, Jonas Warrer, Simon Hiscocks

Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country) is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Martínez de Lizarduy won a gold medal in the 49er class with Xabier Fernandez at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Iker Martínez was skipper for Team Telefónica in the 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, with Fernandez also being a team member. They were also named ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2011, finding out while they were competing in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Main achievements

2001

World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ;

European Championship Brest (France), 2nd position ;

2002

World Championship Kaneohe (United States of America), 1st position ;

European Championship Grimstad (Norway), 1st position ;

2003

European Championship Laredo (Spain), 3rd position ;

2004

Olympic Games Athens (Greece), 1st position ;

World Championship Athens (Greece), 1st position ;

2006

European Championship Weymouth (United kingdom), 3rd position ;

2007

European Championship Marsala (Italy), 1st position ;

2008

European Championship S'Arena (Spain), 1st position ;

Olympic Games Beijing (China), 2nd position ;

2009

Volvo Ocean Race (RTW), 3rd position;

2010

Barcelona World Race (RTW), 2nd position (with Xabi Fernandez);

References

Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Wikipedia

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